''Redemption'' is a six-part crime drama television series created by Sean Cook. A co-commission between Virgin Media Television and

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, the series premiered on

Virgin Media One Virgin Media One, also called Virgin One, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Ireland (part of Liberty Global), operated through its subsidiary Virgin Media Television. The channel was known until 30 August 201 ...

in Ireland on 18 April 2022.

Cast

Main

Paula Malcomson Paula Malcomson (born 1 June 1970) is a Northern Irish actress. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams. She is known as Trixie in ''Deadwood'' (2004-2006), Maureen Ashby in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2010), and as Abby Donovan in ''Ray Donovan'' ...

as Colette Cunningham * Abby Fitz as Cara Lockley * Scott Graham as Ross Corby *

Thaddea Graham Thaddea Graham (born 29 March 1997) is a Northern Irish actress. She is known for her roles in the Sky One series ''Curfew'', the Netflix series ''The Letter for the King'' and ''The Irregulars'', the BBC One miniseries '' Us'', '' Doctor Who: F ...

as Siobhán Wilson *

Ian Lloyd Anderson Ian Lloyd Anderson (born 4 June 1986) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Dean in '' Love/Hate''. In 2015, Anderson joined the cast of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in season 5 A season is a division of the year based on change ...

as Niall Kilduff * Evan O'Connor as Liam Lockley *

Keith McErlean Keith McErlean is an Irish actor. Born and raised in Carndonagh in Inishowen, County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, his career began when he graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in June 1998. He has appeared in many plays for the A ...

as Patrick Fannon *

Moe Dunford Moe Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Vikings'' and '' Patrick's Day''. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including three Irish Film & Television Awards. Early life Dunford was bo ...

as Eoin Molony *

Siobhán McSweeney Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in the teen sitcom ''Derry Girls''. Early life McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherl ...

as Jane Connolly

Supporting

* Patrick Martins as Luke Byrne * Sean Hughes as Kevin Cheng * Jade Jordan as Debbie Gleeson * Sean Duggan as Sean Kinsella * Rachel O'Byrne as Stacey Lockley

Episodes

Production

Created by Sean Cook, ''Redemption'' is a co-production between ITV's Tall Story Pictures and the Irish company Metropolitan Films in association with

Screen Ireland Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, is the Republic of Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. It provides funds for the developm ...

. Executive producers include Catherine Oldfield and Patrick Schweitzer with John Wallace and Ingrid Goodwin as producers and John Hayes as director. Noel Farragher and

Susan E. Connolly Susan E. Connolly is an Irish fiction and non-fiction writer who has worked in comics, screenwriting, short fiction and novels. In March 2021, Connolly was announced to be attached as the lead writer of ''Zom-B'', a television series adaptation ...

completed the writers' room. Cast members such as

, and

were announced in April 2021, by which point principal photography was underway.

Reception

Critical response

''Redemption'' has received positive reviews from critics, particularly for Paula Malcomson's portrayal of DI Colette Cunningham. The ''What's on TV and radio tonight'' column in ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'' described Malcomson as "excellent in the lead role", and that the show itself "settles into something smarter and more brooding." Writing for ''

The Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

'', Kate Rice gave the first season 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting that Paula Malcomson "...makes a strong mark as the show’s lead, showcasing Cunningham’s cutthroat nature – as well as her grief – particularly in the show’s opening, where she switches between the two seamlessly." She criticized that "Pacing is slow at times", and concluded that "While it is by no means revolutionary, it’s a worthwhile contribution to the much loved genre."

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 14479480 *
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